Durian News & Updates
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Dry spell affecting Penang’s durian season, yield likely to plunge 50%: Official
SEBERANG PERAI — The El Niño phenomenon in the past few months has led to a lesser yield of seasonal fruits this season, the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama)’s Penang director Habibah ...
Penang primes for VM2026 spotlight
PENANG is ready to seize the spotlight as Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026) and Malaysia Medical Tourism Year kick off, leaning on ...
Penang’s durian season will arrive late this year but harvest expected to be high quality
Penang’s durian season will be late this year but better quality fruits are expected when they start falling in May. Tan Chee Keat, who owns orchards in Balik Pulau, Teluk Bahang and Teluk Kumbar, ...
A Search for the World's Best Durian, the Divisive Fruit That's Prized—and Reviled
Once you actually taste and smell a ripe durian, the Southeast Asian fruit best known for its penetrating odor, you will understand what all the fuss is about—and why it’s banned from some public ...
Durian delights available all year
The durian kingdom has spawned by-products so wide in range that the thorny fruit is available 365 days in diverse forms.
Veterans can recognise durian variety via sight and touch
Penang has cultivated more than 200 durian varieties, and to the untrained eye, they all look similar – and it may be hard to ...
New system to track origins of local durians
And Penang, which is famous for its durians from Balik Pulau, is now pushing a “track and trace” mechanism for durians called ...
With ‘durian kampung’ as good as premium hybrids, Penang CM aims to aims to register more for global market
SEBERANG PERAI, Aug 9 — Penang is seeking to register more varieties of durian kampung from local orchards in an effort to expand its portfolio of recognised durian species. Chief Minister Chow Kon ...
‘Durian tsunami’: Musang King prices in Malaysia fall after bumper crop
One stall has even introduced a “fill-the-bag” Musang King package. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Must try Malaysian hawker street food in Penang, Malaysia - eating the king of fruits durian
Today we went on a full day food adventure sampling some must try Malaysian hawker street food in Penang, Malaysia, starting off our day by eating the king of fruits… durian!!!
Drug lab hidden in durian orchard
A heavily fortified methamphetamine laboratory concealed within a durian orchard in a secluded part of Teluk Bahang was ...
Ye Tang Chendol: Penang-style chendol with pandan jelly, silky coconut milk & luscious durian
A large banner hung on one of the wall pillars in the hawker centre, pointing to the direction of Ye Tang Chendol. Without that, I would have not been able to locate the secluded stall that was ...
Malaysia seizes 1.2 tonnes of drugs from lab hidden in Penang durian orchard
Malaysia police have busted a methamphetamine laboratory hidden in a durian orchard in the northwestern state of Penang and seized nearly 1.2 tonnes of drugs in various forms.
From durian orchard to drug factory: Police bust RM38mil meth lab in Teluk Bahang
A quiet durian orchard in the hills of Teluk Bahang, Penang, has been exposed as a fortified drug processing hub, with police ...
Malaysian police bust drug lab on Penang durian orchard
One suspect died during the raids in an attempt to escape, the police said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Police bust syabu lab in penang durian farm, seize 1.2 tonnes of drugs
Police have successfully dismantled a methamphetamine processing laboratory in a durian orchard, on Jalan Teluk Bahang, here, ...
Head to Balik Pulau for a durian-filled weekend getaway in Penang
Balik Pulau beckons as a durian paradise, drawing out-of-state fans who are willing to travel to Penang to savour the unrivalled taste of the King of Fruits. Nestled behind Bukit Bendera and facing ...
Farmers in Malaysia’s Penang urged to register for durian tracking system as local varieties tastier than Black Thorn appear
Malaysia’s Penang state is encouraging farmers to join its durian tracking system to keep records of local varieties, some of which are said to taste better than the famed Black Thorn. Speaking at a ...
Penang harvests cheaper fruit in rare second durian season
GEORGE TOWN — A rare second durian season is lowering the prices for lovers of the thorny fruit and plantation owners hoping for a windfall are seeing prices drop as hard as the fruit from the trees ...
INTERACTIVE: Four Malaysian durian varieties registered, international protection needed
The country's durians are world-renowned, yet only a handful of local varieties have intellectual property protection.